Senior Accounting Manager

Senior Accounting Manager

The Senior Accounting Manager is responsible for providing consistent leadership in the financial area of the hotel by supplying the accounting staff with guidance and training. He/she is also responsible for focusing on the profitability of the business, maintaining accurate and timely financial reporting, ensuring acceptable levels on internal control, ensuring compliance with all federal, state, and local regulations, and safeguarding owners/investors assets.

Responsibilities include assisting Director of Finance in timely preparation of monthly financial statements for the property, preparation of monthly bank reconciliations and general ledger account reconciliations for the property, supervision of accounting department staff, compliance with Highgate Accounting Policies and Procedures and internal controls for our finance and accounting operations, effectively managing and communicating related issues related to management of receivables, payables, daily cash balances, and timely deposits of all funds, and ensuring hotels' compliance on all regulatory licenses and permits, leases, contracts, legal agreements, and the proper execution of all operational taxes. Additionally, the role involves analyzing financial data and operations to assist Director of Finance and advise Department Heads in maintaining the hotels' financial objectives, ensuring that all balance sheet accounts, including bank reconciliations are reconciled on a timely basis, establishing and continually auditing all internal financial controls including purchasing, cash handling, disbursements, inventories, hotel assets, master keys, payroll, and employee records, and directing or preparing all financial reports in accordance with Highgate Hotel's requirements meeting various due dates and deadlines.

Qualifications include a 4-year college degree preferably with an Accounting/Finance concentration and a minimum of 2 years of related progressive experience; or a 2-year college degree and a minimum of 4 years of related progressive experience. Must be proficient in Windows, company approved spreadsheets and word processing and in the operation of all hotel-specific systems. Physical requirements include long hours sometimes required and sedentary work, exerting up to 25 pounds of force occasionally and/or negligible amount of force frequently or constantly to lift, carry, push, pull or otherwise move objects.